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| Topic Started: Nov 26 2013, 10:24 PM (193,283 Views) | |
| Incinerox | Jun 14 2016, 05:16 AM Post #3166 |
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Āeksiot Zaldrīzoti
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It's way too large. It's about midway between Anzu and Gigantoraptor in size. |
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| babehunter1324 | Jun 14 2016, 07:37 AM Post #3167 |
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Actually I don't find the sexual dimorphic/individual variation theory so far fetched...![]() Southern Island Moa's weight by avarage about twice as much as males. |
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| Lazardi | Jun 15 2016, 06:45 PM Post #3168 |
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Are there any known informations about the locomotion of the Caribbean ground sloths? Did they truly are non-knuckle-walkers like most restorations we've seen? |
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Jun 15 2016, 08:06 PM Post #3169 |
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I wouldn't say it's likely, but it's definitely not impossible. There are plenty of birds, like moas, that have or had crazy sexual dimorphism. |
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| Jannick | Jun 16 2016, 03:14 PM Post #3170 |
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Papua merdeka!
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Indeed, several extant examples that come to mind are Bustards and Capercaillies, with males that are over twice the size of females. |
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| Incinerox | Jun 16 2016, 06:23 PM Post #3171 |
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I do not quite understand how this works. How does a female moa be 1.5x larger, but only 2x heavier than its male counterpart? That's not how mass scaling works. ._. |
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| babehunter1324 | Jun 16 2016, 06:33 PM Post #3172 |
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I was going by memory there. Turns out the difference was greater. MUCH GREATER. http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1760/20130401 No wonder they were long assumed to represent different species. Also I always found quite intersting how in some ratites the female is massively larger than the male as in the Southern Moa while in others the male is actually the larger of the two as in Ostriches. Now I don't think the evolution of a massive sexual dimorphism is likely outside an island envioriment though... Edited by babehunter1324, Jun 16 2016, 06:39 PM.
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| Incinerox | Jun 16 2016, 07:37 PM Post #3173 |
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> Males up to 84kg. > Females up to 240kg. THANK YOU. This is how mass scaling should look given the known lengths and heights of both sexes. |
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Jun 16 2016, 10:31 PM Post #3174 |
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#Lithopédion
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I know we practically have no datas about this species , but do we know how was the Chatham penguin (beside the fact that it certainly looked like a crested penguin) ? I don't necessarily need a complete and specific description , a vague one would work . Edited by Zoo Tycooner FR, Jun 16 2016, 11:34 PM.
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| BossMan, Jake | Jun 17 2016, 12:56 AM Post #3175 |
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So in previous years all better known Carboniferous spiders (megarachne and mesothelae) were found to be euripteryids Is is possible that there were giant spiders though despite not much evidence to fully prove this? And if so would they be as big as previously thought? |
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| Acinonyx Jubatus | Jun 17 2016, 01:01 AM Post #3176 |
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I AM THE UNSHRINKWRAPPER!
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Mesothelae wasn't a sea scorpion, it's a primitive group of modern spiders that BBC took and supersized to replace Megarachne when they found out it wasn't a spider. All known carboniferous spiders were tiny, so from a phylogenetic viewpoint it's not very likely. But their respiration system and other bodily functions were at least as efficient as giant scorpions like Pulmonoscorpius, so from a biophysical viewpoint it's entirely possible. |
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| Incinerox | Jun 17 2016, 02:39 AM Post #3177 |
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Well it was a crested penguin. It was in the genus Eudyptes. So you'd be looking at a bird which likely had bluish-black back feathers, a white belly, a red beak (which was comparatively slim compared to other crested penguin species), and pale yellow feathers running across its brow, forming a crest of some kind. I'd want to say that your likeliest reference points are either the Fiordland, Snares or the Erect Crested penguins, given the Chatham penguin's location. But do bear in mind that it had a slightly slimmer beak than its relatives (they're normally quite short and thick for penguins, but it was enough of a difference here to be at least notable). |
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| BossMan, Jake | Jun 17 2016, 07:10 PM Post #3178 |
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Son of God
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We're hadrosaur teeth adapted to soft or rough vegetation or both? |
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| Incinerox | Jun 17 2016, 07:18 PM Post #3179 |
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Simple answer: All vegetation. Hadrosaur jaw mechanics and tooth batteries are some of the most complex food processing features in the animal kingdom. |
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| Paleodude | Jun 18 2016, 10:31 PM Post #3180 |
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ex-Krampus
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Do we have any skin impressions from members of Ankylosauridae preferably closer to clubless ankylosaurs? |
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